FENNEL & LENTIL SOUP

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp olive oil plus one for garnish
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 celery sticks, chopped
• 1 bulb of fennel,
• 3 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 cup washed and drained red lentils
• 1/2 can of peeled plum tomatoes,
• 1 tbsp each of tomato paste and red chilli in oil
• 1 stock cube
• 1 tbsp each of seet smoky paprika, roasted and ground cumin seeds, salt
• To garnish 1 tbs each of toasted and crushed fennel seeds, and pul biber